The 19-year-old Scottish sensation was courted by England's top clubs during the transfer window with both Manchester clubs, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham all keen.
But the midfield ace ignored the admiring looks from the English top-flight to make a £13m move from Nottingham Forest to Bundesliga new-boys RB Leipzig.
Burke is adamant he wanted to take a chance and move abroad rather than end up being loaned out by one of the Premier League giants.
He told The Daily Mail: "I was going to visit Tottenham but I said no because Leipzig showed enough care and attention to the... read more

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